Kale Smoothie

Monday, April 15, 2013

The fruit and vanilla almost mask the bitter taste of the kale. - I used stem and all. Waste not, want not! But I wonder if the bitter taste would be reduced if I just use the leaves. Let me know if you have any insight on the topic.

Overall verdict: worthwhile experiment. I will try it again, probably with a banana.

TORTISE110
Learned a lot here. Baby kale! Who knew. Take out stems, if not baby kale. I will try that. Maybe strong fruit like pineapple too. Tried one today with blueberries and sadly, it tasted like grass. Will continue to experiment. Thanks!!1262 days ago

CRAFTSFAN1
I use the whole kale in my green smoothies. I have a Blendtec that completely blends everything. I put 3 parts of fruits for 2 parts of greens that I rotate: kale or spinach or bok choy, etc. The reason that greens have to be rotated is to avoid the accumulation of alcaloids. With the fruits, I don't feel the bitter taste of the kale. nutrition. You can check it out in Youtube, green smoothies by Boutenko.1333 days ago

TRAVELISMYGAME
I'm so glad you posted this. I have some kale at home in the frig and wasn't sure what to do with it other than try my hand at making kale chips again and hopefully not burning them!1334 days ago

CHRISTINASP
Pineapple (and kiwi) will sometimes react with substances in food. It can give a very bitter taste. You can try leaving out the pineapple (maybe use apple or another fruit instead). 1334 days ago

SKINNIESOMEDAY
I have the kale smoothie on Dr oz's site. Its some kale, milk, banana, and 2 tsp of peanut butter and the PB really hides the kale taste !! I then made my own with blueberries (1/2 cup frozen) and a banana and the BB hide the color also !! Love both of these ! You can add milk or yogurt and protein powder ! play and find all kinds of combinations !

ILLINITEACHER52
Yes, it helps to take the leaves off of the stem. I don't know what that does to the nutritional value but it sure helps the taste! (Luckily, my rabbit will eat the stems so mine aren't wasted.)1334 days ago